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About 4 syllables

noun · 11 letters · Very common · plural of preference

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does preferences mean?

noun

  1. a strong liking

    “my own preference is for good literature”

    Synonymspenchantpredilectiontaste

  2. a predisposition in favor of something

    “a predilection for expensive cars”

    Synonymspredilectionorientation

  3. the right or chance to choose

    “given my druthers, I'd eat cake”

    Synonymsdruthers

  4. grant of favor or advantage to one over another (especially to a country or countries in matters of international trade, such as levying duties)

Definitions shown for preference, the base form of preferences.

Is PREFERENCES a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is PREFERENCES worth?

Scrabble

18 pts
p 3r 1e 1f 4e 1r 1e 1n 1c 3e 1s 1

Words With Friends

21 pts
p 4r 1e 1f 4e 1r 1e 1n 2c 4e 1s 1

Wordfeud

20 pts
p 4r 1e 1f 4e 1r 1e 1n 1c 4e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

18 pts
p 3r 1e 1f 4e 1r 1e 1n 1c 3e 1s 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in PREFERENCES

Words that end like PREFERENCES

Common words that share the ending -ENCES, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

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All words ending in -ENCES

Preferences: quick answers

Is PREFERENCES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. PREFERENCES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 18 points before board bonuses.
How many points is PREFERENCES worth?
PREFERENCES scores 18 points in Scrabble, 21 in Words With Friends, 20 in Wordfeud and 18 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does preferences mean?
preferences is the plural of preference, which means “a strong liking”. It has 4 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in PREFERENCES?
You can make 190 shorter words from PREFERENCES, such as PREFERENCE, REFERENCES, REFERENCE, PRESCREEN. See the full list.